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Daughter’s Sheep Mission

May 26th, 2013 · 6 Comments · farming

Before going to bed last night, daughter begged me to wake her up in the morning so she could help feed the sheep their daily bit of grain. Of course, when 6 a.m. arrived, daughter waived me away and rolled over in bed. “I just want to sleep.” But here she is an hour later […]

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Our New Landscaping Crew

May 23rd, 2013 · 2 Comments · farming, Sustainability

Here’s the thing about buying a farm property with 20 acres of pasture: the grass grows whether you want it to or not. As spring arrived, we were in a race against mother nature. What to do about all that grass? I knew we didn’t want to purchase a mower. What’s the point of building […]